Jean-Claude Turcotte | |
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Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Montreal | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Montreal |
Province | Montreal |
Metropolis | Montreal |
See | Montreal |
Appointed | 17 March 1990 |
Term ended | 20 March 2012 |
Predecessor | Paul Grégoire |
Successor | Christian Lépine |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento e Santi Martiri Canadesi |
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Ordination | 24 May 1959 by Laurent Morin |
Consecration | 9 June 1982 by Paul Grégoire |
Created cardinal | 26 November 1994 by Pope John Paul II |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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Born | |
Died | 8 April 2015 Montréal, Québec, Canada | (aged 78)
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Styles of Jean-Claude Turcotte | |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
See | Montreal |
Jean-Claude Turcotte (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ klod tyʁkɔt]) (26 June 1936 – 8 April 2015) was a Canadian Roman Catholic cardinal. Upon his elevation into the cardinalate he was made the Cardinal-Priest of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament and the Holy Canadian Martyrs. He was the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal from 1990 to 2012, and was succeeded as Archbishop by Christian Lépine.